Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019

United States116th CongressHR-1725House of Representatives
Updated: Apr 12, 2019

Summary

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 201 9 This bill prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing (1) multiple taxes on the sale of a covered electronic good or service, or (2) discriminatory taxes on the sale or use of a digital good or service. A "digital good or service" is delivered or transferred electronically to a customer. A "covered electronic good or service" is a digital good, digital service, audio or video programming service, or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service. The bill also specifies services that are excluded from the definition of "digital service;" restricts taxation of a covered electronic good or service to taxation by a state or local jurisdiction whose territorial limits encompass a customer tax address, as defined by this bill; makes the seller of covered electronic goods or services responsible for obtaining and maintaining such address; and specifies rules regarding the taxation of bundled transactions, digital code, and VoIP services.

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

S-765: Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019

Introduced in Senate

  1. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E295)

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    House of Representatives

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

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